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CE5
Cathode-ray tube
cathode-ray tube (CRT), special-purpose electron tube in which electrons are accelerated by high-voltage anodes, formed into a beam by focusing electrodes, and…
(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ray Stannard, pseud. David Grayson, 1870–1946, American author, b. Lansing, Mich., grad. Michigan State College (now Michigan State Univ.), 1889. At first a Chicago newspaper…
Born: Oct. 6, 1959Bowling and Horseshoes 5-time PBA Bowler of Year (1986,93,96,97,98); all-time leading money winner on the PBA Tour entering 2002-03 season; won 6 World Horseshoe Pitching titles.
NICHOLAS, John, (brother of Wilson Cary Nicholas and uncle of Robert Carter Nicholas), a Representative from Virginia; born in Williamsburg, Va., about 1757; attended the common schools; was…
EVELEIGH, Nicholas, a Delegate from South Carolina; born in Charleston, S.C., about 1748; moved with his parents to Bristol, England, about 1755; was educated in England; returned to…
(Encyclopedia) Geffrard, Nicholas FabreGeffrard, Nicholas Fabrenēkôläˈ fäˈbrə zhĕfrärˈ [key], 1806–79, president of Haiti (1859–67). He took part (1843) in the revolt against Jean Pierre Boyer and…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II (c.1010–61), pope (1058–61), a Roman named Gerard, b. Lorraine, France; successor to Pope Stephen IX. A strong proponent of papal reform, he issued (1059) the Papal…
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas III, d. 1280, pope (1277–80), a Roman named Giovanni Gaetano Orsini; successor of John XXI. As a cardinal he made a great reputation in diplomacy, and he was a close confidant…
